The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-25

not. II course. spa Tor the a ADMINISTRATION,
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; ur''s wa moi . aprI as They had
D'el MIA 81 >soil 9th o SESSIONS.
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season of int.,ear I -re Was a ways a de-
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or provis.cn on az II o. IN treasury ue-
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issue IT silver crriinc tes. The department.
h;ni ample iacfiiIi = Du, not suific .ent
money for g nurpos'.
The cirru 10 OF standard silver dollars
Is ., PA $40 ont OF n total coinage Of
S255, AL "a Tr silver c II ficates in cir
cul'l II amount S 23 200. 81, deducting
which leaves $15 966 IA net standard dol
lars in the treasury.
he gold G in and bullion in the treasury,
less $40, Oh Ob certificates in circulation,
amounts to Sl7i,2Si97T.
ALIEN LANDuOLDEHs.
The following Is the full text of the bill,
as fnallr agreed upon, to restrict the owner
ship Of real estate In the territories to Amer
ican citZcns:
SECTION J. That il shall be unlawful fer
any person or persons not citizens of the
United States, or who have not lawfully de-
clareu their intention to become such citi-
zeiiS, or Tor any corporation not created bv
OF under the laws of the United States or of
some state or territory Of the United States,
to. hereafter acquire, hold, or own real
estate so hereafter acquired, or any interest
therein, In any Of the territories If The
mr. in In ctrin Of r,,I,
bla, except such rs may be acquired by in
heritance or in good faith in the ordinary
course OF justice in the collection OF debtb
heretofore created; provided, that the pro-
hibition OF this section shall not apply
to cases in which the right to hold or dis
pose of lands In the United States is secured
by existing treaties to the citizens or sub
jectS OF foreign countries. which rights, so
lar as they may exist by force Of any such
treaty, shall continue To exist SO long as such
treaties are in force ana longer.
SEC. y That no corporation or aSSOcia-
tion more than % per cent of the stock of
which Is or may be owned by any person or
persons, corporation or corporations, assoc
citation or associations, not citizens OF the
United States, shall hereafter acquire or
hold or own any real estate hereafter ac-
Quired in any territories of the United States
or OF the District OF Columbia.
SEC. .. That no corporation other than
those organized for the construction or
operation of railways, canals, or turnpikes
stall acquire, hOd, or own more than five
Thousand acres OF land in any Of the terri
tories of the United States. aud no railroad,
canal or turnpike corporation shall here
after acquire, hold, or own lands in any
territory. other than as may be necessary for
the proper operation of its railroad, canal.
or tn npike, except such lands as may have
been granted to it by act of Congress- but
the prohibition of this section shall not affect
tho title to any lands now lawfully held by
any such corporation.
SEC. 4. That all property acquired. held,
or owned in violation of the provisions of
this act shall BE- forfeited 20 the United
States, and 1t shall be the duty OF the At
t0rney General To enforce every such for
feitnre by bill in equity or other proper
process. And IN any suit or proceeding that
may be commenced To enforce the provisions
Of this act 1t shall be the duty of the court
to determine the very right of the matter,
without regard to matters of form, jOinder
of parties, multifariouSness or other mat
ters not affecting the substantial rights
either of the United States or of the parties
concerned in any such proceeding arising
out Of the matters In this act mentioned.